A dilapidated building, once used an embassy for Mexico, was the venue where new Japanese furniture producer Ariake showcased its inaugural collection during Stockholm Design Week 2018.
The exhibition, called A Quiet Reflection, was the brand's first show outside of Asia, following its launch at the IFFT trade show in Tokyo last November.

The building, which dates back to 1896, has mainly served as a home. However, in its latest incarnation it functioned as an embassy for Mexico.
Now with raw plaster walls and crumbling brickwork, the building is being turned back into a home.
In the middle of this transition, the empty space served as a backdrop for Ariake's furniture pieces, which were created during an intensive design workshop that took place in the small town of Morodomi in southern Japan in the autumn of 2017.
Organised by Singapore-based designer Gabriel Tan, the week-long workshop included Norm Architects from Denmark, Anderssen & Voll from Norway, Staffan Holm from Sweden, Keji Ashizawa and Shin Azumi from Japan, AnnerPerrin from Switzerland and Zoe Mowat from Canada.
Anderssen & Voll created a set of solid wood occasional tables and a dining table with circular table tops, as well as a chair and stool collection with oversized seats.

Keiji Ashiwaza's Sagoyo bench, desk and table can be divided into separate parts and shipped flat. Meanwhile the studio's Kadai trestle table can be paired with different types of top.
Shin Azumi made a sculptural wooden ...